UKhisimusi eYurophu - isiko lokugubha

Ngokungafani nesiko lama-Orthodox, lapho iholidi lenkolo eliyinhloko lekhalenda lesonto liyi-Easter, emazweni aseYurophu lapho isiko lamaKatolika siqine, iholide eliphawulekayo kakhulu likaKhisimusi. Esikhathini eside ngaphambi kukaDisemba 25, lapho uKhisimusi eYurophu ezayo nje, amalungiselelo aqala umkhosi omangalisayo. NgoNovemba, amafasitela esitolo ahlotshiswe ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezihlahla zikaKhisimusi, amabhentshi, izigqoko, "i-Bethlehem Stars", ama-sledges aseSanta Claus nezinye izinhlobo zeKhisimusi. Kusondele kuya kuDisemba emzini ngamunye waseYurophu noma ngaphezulu ophawulekayo imakethe yeKhisimusi ivuleka. Ezitolo ezinkulu nezindawo zokuthengisa, isikhathi sokuthengisa sikaKhisimusi siqala.

Umkhuba waseYurophu wokugubha uKhisimusi ubeka ukuba unike izipho kuzo zonke izihlobo, izihlobo ngisho nabantu abajwayele ukuzijwayeza. Kulolu suku, kuyisiko ukunikeza izipho ezithobekile kulabo abahlanza, abathumeli kanye nabanye abantu abaye babhekana kaningi phakathi nonyaka. Ngakho-ke, ukubeka izipho ze-Europe kuyindaba ebaluleke kakhulu. Lapha akufanele ukukhohlwa: izihlobo ngaphambi "kwamanzi ayisikhombisa ku-kissel", izinwele zezinwele kanye ne-postman, omakhelwane, abangani nabaziwayo. Akubalulekile hhayi isipho, kodwa qaphela, kaningi ukunikeza amakhadi kaKhisimusi. Umndeni ngamunye waseYurophu uthumela amakhadikhadi ayikhulu ngeKhisimusi. EYurophu, i-postcards yokuqala yabonakala ngo-1843 eNgilandi, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuye kwaba yimbangela yokugubha uKhisimusi.

Yiqiniso, ngaphambi kokuba uKhisimusi eYurophu ibe iholidi lenkolo, futhi akuyona into yezwe, njengoba kunjalo manje. Izipho kulolo suku zazibekwe abampofu. Ngenxa yalezi zinhloso esontweni ngalinye kwakukhona isikhwama esikhethekile sikaKhisimusi, lapho imali yayisuswa khona. Ngosuku lukaKhisimusi, la mabhange e-piggy avuliwe ngokukhululekile, futhi umpristi wabela yonke imali kuma-parishioners abampofu kakhulu.

Kamuva uKhisimusi eYurophu yahlanganiswa ngokungenakuqhathaniswa nenkolelo yokuthi ekupheleni kwalolo suku kuza iSanta Claus (iSt. Nicholas), ebonisa izingane ezilalelayo izipho. Ukuze uthole izipho ezithandekayo, izingane zizungeze indawo yokucima umlilo noma zibeke izicathulo nezikhwama ngaphansi kwesihlahla. Ekhuphuka indlu ngendwangu, uSanta Claus ubeka izipho kulezi "zivikelo" eziphekwe. Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi - "Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi" - saqala ukugqoka ngenxa yokusabalala kwesiko lesiJalimane. Ngokungafani nemifula yamaSlavic, eYurophu, isihlahla sonke sikaKhisimusi asivami ukuhlotshiswa (ngaphandle kweJalimane, indawo yokuzalwa yalesi siko). Ngokuyinhloko, ngaphandle kwamagatsha e-spruce noma amapayipi, kanye namagatsha ase-holly, enza izinsika ezihle kakhulu ezibambelela ngaphandle komnyango wokungena. Badutshulwa kuphela eShrove ngoLwesibili, lapho beshiswa kakhulu endlini.

UKhisimusi eYurophu yiholide lomndeni. Kuyinto evamile ukuhlangana ndawonye nommeleli omdala womndeni onomndeni omkhulu. Isiko sichaza ukuqoqa ngehora leseholide, ngoDisemba 24. Zonke izipho zokushintshanisa izihlobo, bese uya esontweni for Service All-Night, noma uhlale ekhaya, uhlale edilini lokudla. Ngobusuku bukaKhisimusi, kuyisiko ukukhonza izitsha ze-lenten, nangokudla okusheshayo ekuseni.

Emakhazeni asenyakatho asenyakatho uKhisimusi ugujwa ekhaya, kodwa eningizimu - kuwumkhosi womgwaqo omnandi futhi ujabule onomlilo, ama-masquerade namakhonsathi. UKhisimusi e-Italy ugujwa nge-apposity ekhethekile. Emigwaqweni yamadolobha, ezigcawini ezinkulu zivela "prezepio" - isidlo lapho uJesu Kristu azalwa khona. Lezi zindlela zokuqapha zingenziwa kahle kakhulu, futhi zingaba yizinhle kakhulu. Ngokuvamile babonisa i-grotto, uJoseph noMariya, imbongolo nenkabi, amadoda ahlakaniphile aphuthuma eBabiloni anezipho, abelusi abaguqa, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi abadweba ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. I-presepio enhle kunayo yonke iVatican, lapho izibalo zikaKhisimusi zikhonjiswa ngokugcwele. Ngosuku lukaKhisimusi, abantu abaningi bahlangana emigwaqweni eseduze ne-presepio, bethinte futhi bafisa abanye "i-Bonnet Natal" - uKhisimusi ojabulisayo.